
Identifying a Patient Who May Be Having an Interference With an Immunoassay
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Emergency Medicine Critical Care |
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Description: | Immunoassays are subject to a number of interferences that can cause false positive or false negative test results. The clinician should be willing to question a laboratory test result that does not match the clinical picture. If a cause for the discrepancy is found, then it should be documented in the medical record to prevent problems in the future. |
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